86-18 Union Turnpike, Queens, NY 11385

86-18 Union Turnpike is a 3-story, 22-unit Class A residential building constructed in 1950 and currently owned by Margie Hoffman. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2024-2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed by tenants between December 2024 and April 2025, indicating an ongoing building-wide maintenance challenge. Most recently, two heat/hot water complaints were filed in April 2025, which were either confirmed resolved or verified as resolved by HPD inspectors.

The building has also faced significant safety concerns, particularly in December 2024, when violations were issued for inadequate heating and hot water supply in multiple units (A6 and C1), along with several other safety violations including the need for smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector repairs in both apartments. An inspection of the boiler in January 2025 yielded no violations, though this came amidst multiple heat-related complaints. The property's maintenance history shows some infrastructural issues beyond heating concerns, including a non-emergency appliance complaint from January 2025, though access for inspection was not granted.

The building has maintained a relatively clean record regarding pest issues, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past six annual inspections (2019-2025), though there was one recorded incident in 2019 which was marked as eradicated. Rodent control efforts are documented through multiple bait application inspections in 2023, with some rat activity noted in both March and May 2023 inspections, suggesting ongoing monitoring and control measures are in place for vermin management. Despite these challenges, the building has shown responsiveness to some complaints, with several heat/hot water issues being resolved promptly following tenant reports, though access issues to apartments during inspections have somewhat complicated resolution verification in certain instances.